Simplified Laws Guide to Taxation and Legal Concern

Ban on High Denomination Currency and Income-tax Act As the Government has declared that currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 denominations will not be valid from midnight of November 8, 2016, citizens will have to surrender the old notes at any branch of a bank or post office. …

1. Why is this scheme introduced? The incidence of fake Indian currency notes in higher denomination has increased. For ordinary persons, the fake notes look similar to genuine notes, even though no security feature has been copied. The fake notes are used for antinational and illegal activities. High denomination notes …

Government has launched GST Portal (i.e., www.gst.gov.in) for the GST enrolment or registration of existing taxpayers of VAT, Service Tax and Excise for smooth transition to GST. Existing dealers have to collect provisional ID from tax officer, update their profile information and upload the required documents on the GST portal. …